Here's a link to the full clip of my TED Talk trimmed and animated by Thought Cafe: www.youtube.com/shorts/lTwxz...

First review of The Loyalty Trap is out at Social Forces. I'm so honored Lis Clemens was the one to review the book. She also gave us wise editorial advice on our first article from the project while she was editor at AJS. academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

49 member press directors gathered in Chicago this week for the 2025 AUPresses Directors Summit. Together they explored big questions shaping scholarly publishing and shared strategies for leading effectively in times of rapid change.

Now that #NoKings 2.0 is behind us, here's a quick 🧵 into the data we collected in DC on Saturday to start thinking about what the day-of-action can tell us about this wave of Resistance to Trump2.0 and its policies. The day turned out millions across the US in over 2700 locations across the US:

In the event that you want to donate to @nyupress.bsky.social, you now can through the NYU Division of Libraries donation page. Just select NYU Press from the dropdown menu. www.givecampus.com/campaigns/26...

This is an excellent piece from @georgianndavis.bsky.social on the wave of anti-scientific censorship sweeping the country and what it means to teach honestly in the moment.

Tomorrow (October 1st) at 12:30 pm EDT, please join @nyu.edu in welcoming Steven Lukes for a discussion of his new book, The Diversity of Morals. Learn more about this in-person event here: press.princeton.edu/events/steve....

Some strong cover and jacket designs in Spine's September 2025 university press round-up including ...

Invaluable perspective here for academic authors on how to think about how your book fits with a given UP list, & how editors think about what they're looking for. #writing #publishing 🗃️ newsletter.manuscriptworks.com/posts/alyssa...

Bucknell is closing its university press bc apparently it "doesn't serve undergrads." What content exactly do they think is being taught in upper-level undergrad courses? IT'S RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS FROM PRESSES LIKE BUCKNELL UP. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Alyssa (& hope to resume doing so post sabbatical) and she’s wonderful. Quick, clear, and a real lover of authors and books. I hope you’ll reach out and share your sociology book project ideas with her!!

Rules for Reactionaries reveals how language both reflects and shapes our politics. By reminding us each of the power we possess, Bebout challenges us to not only combat the rhetoric of reactionaries, but to change our own way of thinking.

Since it’s #ClimateWeekNYC, my TED Talk just hit 490k views, and the polycrisis is upon us, I’m reupping my case for being an Apocalyptic Optimist Ready to rally as activists, disruptors, and bridge builders in these darkening days: go.ted.com/danarfisher

Jonathan Greenberg of @nyupress.bsky.social and @nyulibraries.bsky.social on the reader he is developing for the multi volume series Jews in the Soviet Union.

"A groundbreaking study that showcases the intertwined history of American and Latinx media." - Kirkus Reviews

Howard Husock and Scott Simon discuss The Projects: How Public Housing Failed America

"If the U.S. is going to heal its civic life through dialogue, I think it will require Americans to not just speak with those they disagree with, but to listen to them as well." - Lee Bebout, @us.theconversation.com @nyupress.bsky.social

New podcast alert - Nerd from the Future introduces you to the best insights from the nation’s leading humanities professors. Check it out 👇

... Rhonda Evans's CATHERINE LATIMER'S LEGACY: HOW HARLEM'S LIBRARIAN REDEFINED BLACK LITERATURE, revealing the pioneering work of the first Black librarian hired by the New York Public Library during the Harlem Renaissance ... to Clara Platter at NYU Press (world).

Announcing the New Branding and Visual Identity for New York University Press Officially launching at the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 21, 2025

"Based on in-depth interviews with nearly three dozen women who were incarcerated in prisons throughout the Midwest while pregnant, the book provides rare insight into the experiences of pregnant women behind bars ..." @motherjones.com

"An insightful look at an under explored corner of Catholic American history." @publisherswkly.bsky.social

This is where I work, where I spend my days with students who are trying to better themselves and the world. And I am so unbelievably sick of this garbage. There is no excuse for living this way. www.wcvb.com/article/umas...

Coming soon ...

The University of South Carolina Press is hiring a Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director.

Today our new website design and branding make their first public appearance. A more formal launch of our new logo design to follow.

Thanks to @msmagazine.com for supporting Party at the Ballot Box.

"The Great Miscalculation: The Race to Save New York City’s Citicorp Tower,” delves into the human stories behind the events of 1978 — especially that of William LeMessurier, the structural engineer who blew the whistle on himself after being alerted to potential errors in his calculations." - CNN

"'Low: Notes on Art & Trash' is not the book I expected, and thank god for that." A gorgeous review in CALYX Press of Jaydra Johnson's collection that turns trash into "lineage, legacy, and lens." Find out more here:

"Millennials work a lot. Many jobs, in fact: probably more jobs per capita than their parents at the same time, I’m sure." fivebooks.com/best-books/m...

I really enjoyed talking about misinformation on this financial podcast! One connection that stood out: just as diversifying our investments protects us from financial risk, diversifying our identities can make us more resilient to misinformation. share.transistor.fm/s/d69825bf

AI has promise but also huge pitfalls. The blunt truth is Big Tech is robbing artists, scientists & consumers’ data & work to train their AI models—without consent & free of charge. My AI Accountability & Personal Data Protection Act would provide rights & remedies.

Born and raised in Guam, Chamorrita poet Arielle Taitano Lowe visited the @nyupress.bsky.social office while in town for a conference. Her book Ocean Mother is published by our partner University of Guam Press (UOG) and is available 👉 nyupress.org/978193519886...

It's #asa2025 time! @nyupress.bsky.social

Major passing. Wilson define an enduring aesthetic and influenced so many musicians, especially in regard to storytelling and time

I really appreciate Yale News doing this interview about our new book Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics. If you're headed to #ASA2025, check it out at the @nyupress.bsky.social booth! And this code provides 30% off if you order via the NYU Press website: NYUAU30 news.yale.edu/2025/06/17/n...

Our 60% off sale continues this week! In our collection of 1800+ books, you'll discover amazing titles at an even better price. nyupress.org/25sale/

To celebrate I've updated my Dewey Decimal Classification of the series to include the latest episodes: feelinglistless.blogspot.com/2022/02/cata...

Hey look! Tomorrow night (7 pm, Thursday the 24th) I'm talking with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer about his new book about experts, data, and gay marriage at @redemmas.org Come early to get a good seat, maybe a falafel salad and a mazagran while you're at it!

"...examines the history and sociology of Jewish charitable activity and offers insights into current trends from numerous interviews with donors and organizational leaders. ... argues, women have always played an important role and become increasingly influential in recent decades."

Once again, @hubcitypress.bsky.social is looking for experienced readers for paid manuscript reading this fall—both fiction & nonfiction. You'd be the first eyes on submissions and help us decide what requires a closer look. Email relevant experience to [email protected]. DM with questions.

Big summer sale over at @nyupress.bsky.social. 👇

“The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them,” a new book by @mitsloan.bsky.social Professor Emilio J. Castilla @mitiwer.bsky.social, will be published soon by @columbiaup.bsky.social & is now available for preorder: tinyurl.com/56cvrzan

"Thoroughly detailed and painstakingly researched...[Natalie B. Aviles' AN UNGOVERNABLE FOE] offers a fresh approach to the study of innovation and biomedical discovery."—Janet Vertesi, Contemporary Sociology. buff.ly/roqrmBD #Bioethics #PublicHealth #ScientificResearch #BookReview #ReadUP

"It is a treat to experience [Jean Yen-chun] Lin’s deft interweaving of online and offline interactions."—Andrew Nova Le. buff.ly/KgydmCI #AsianStudies #EnvironmentalScience #BookReview #ReadUP andrewnle.bsky.social

I'll be doing an Ask Me Anything on r/AskHistorians on Wednesday, July 16 and am looking forward to questions about *Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake* (NYU, 2025). nyupress.org/978147982978...

The paperback for Saving Ourselves is OUT! As we face the polycrisis of democratic decline in our warming world and climate shocks like the floods in Texas hit harder and come more frequently, it's time for us to be the changemakers we need. www.danarfisher.com/pre-order-book

I got to revisit this tree and the neighborhood in Altadena during our visit to LA. What a difference 5 months (and a bunch of rain) make!

"Leave your lands and seek high station! Journey—for five good things come from travel: Escape from care, a way to earn your living, knowledge, savoir faire, and the friendship of the noble."